Gazetteer of Scotland

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ABBAY (St. BATHANS) ; a pa-
rish in Berwickshire, situated in
the midst of the Lammermuir hills,
about 6\ miles in length, and 3 in
breadth. The sdil is ligljt and dry,
and, on the banks of the Whittader,
fertile and well cultivated ; but the
hilly district is barren, and covered
with heath. Here are the remains
of an ancient abbey of Bernardines,
founded in 1 170, for which Ada Coun-
tess of March swore fealty to Ed-
ward I. of England, in 1296. The
Earl of Wemyss has lately built an
elegant sporting villa, called the Re-
treat, about a mile from the small
Kirktown of Abbay. Population in
1801, 138. '-4
ABBEY PARISH of PAISLEY.
Vide Paisley.
ABBEY- GREEN ; a village in La-
narkshire, in the parish of Lesmaha-
goe; so named from being built a-
round the remains of a monastery, de-/"hasaverycommandingprospect. The
pendent on that of Kelso, founded by
King David I. in 1140, and dedica-
ted to St. Macule. All that remains
of the monastery is a square tower,
with battlements, now converted into
a steeple to the church of Lesmaha-
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goe. The village lies 12 miles S. of
Hamilton, and 4 from Lanark. It
contains about 430 inhabitants.
ABBOTRULE ; a parish in Rox-
burghshire, lately suppressed,and di-
vided between the parishes of Bed-
rule and Southdean.
ABBOTS-HALL; a village and
parish in the S. coast of the county
of Fife. The parish is small and ir-
regular, being in its utmost extent
not more than 2 miles each way. Its
general appearance is very pleasant,
rising gradually from the coast north-
ward, into pretty high grounds.
The soil is thin but exceedingly fer-
tile^ particularly in warm, showery
summers. Mr. Ferguson of Raith,
orie of the chief proprietors of the"
parish, has lately made out some ex-
tensive plantations round his seat,
and erected a fine observatory on the
highest ground in the parish, which
district abounds with coal and lime-
stone. In a quarry of the latter, are
found some beautiful specimens of pe-
trified patellae, entrochl, cornua ammo-
nis, and other marine productions.
The village cf. Abbots-hall has long
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